Chain construction.



B. GOODMAN. CHAIN CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION rILBD JAN. 20. 1908.

Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

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BENEDICT GOODMAN, OF WALLACE, KANSAS.

CHAIN CONSTRUCTION.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENEDICT GOODMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wallace, in the county of Wallace and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chain Construction; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact. description of the invention, such as it ill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in chain construction and more particularly to that class adapted to be formed from n ire, or similar light. material, and my object is to form a chain by securing together a plurality of sections of Wire.

A further object is to so construct the chain as to render the same applicable for driving machinery, or various other purposes and a still further object is to so connect the parts of the chain to be used in connection with machinery, as to limit the pivotal movement of said sections in one direction.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly ointed out in the claim.

in t e accompanying draiiings which are made a part of this application, Figure 1 is a plan vieW of a section of chain adapted to be used for driving parts of machinery. Fig. 2 is an edge elevation thereof.

Referring to the drawings in "uhich similar reference numerals designate correspending parts throughout the several viev. s, 1 indicates the individual links of my improved chain, each link being preferably constructed from single section of v."e, which wire is first bent substantially U- shaped to form the ilJJO side bars 2 and 3 and a connecting bar 4 at one end of said bars, the side bars, at their juncture with the connecting bar 4, being provided ith eyes 5 formed by coiling the side bars this point. After the links are thus constructed, they are secured together to form a chain by introducing the loose ends 6 and 7, respectively, of the bars 2 and 3, through the eyes of the next succeeding link, said ends having previously been bent substantially at right angles to the longitudinal plane of the side bars and are entered Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 20, 1908.

Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

Serial No. 111,698.

through the eyes from the inner sides thereof. That portion of the ends extending through the eyes, is bent reaiuardly and below the side bars 2 and 3, respectively, to

i forrn loops 8 and 9, said ends being then bent upw. ardly and over the side bars 2 and 3, thus peri'nanently securing the links together.

The cross bars 4 are slightly above the axial centers of the eyes 5 and the side bars are passed below the cross bar 4, V\ hen the ends (3 and 7 are introduced through the eyes, the cross bars being so arranged that the upv'ard s1 inging movement of the links vill be limited, but \till be free to s ing the full distance in the opposite direction, thus forming a semi-rigid chain, such as is peculiarly adaptable for use in connection ith sprocket "wheels, the semirigidity of the chain preventing the chain from casually leaving the sprocket heels.

T his form of chain is applicable for various purposes, but more particularly to be used for halter chains, or the like, for securing animals to hitching posts or in a stall, this manner of constructing the chain enabling me to produce a very cheap and durable device.

What I claim is:

A chain formed of av plurality of links, each link being formed from one section of wire, the v ire being bent substantially U shaped to fornr side bars and a connecting link at one end of the side bars, the side bars at the intersection with the connecting bar being bent to form eyes, said eyes being arranged in planes at approximately right angles to the plane of the side bars, said eyes extending invardly from the connecting bar, the free ends of the side bars being introduced through the eyes of the next succee ling link and extending rearn'ardly and around the side bars whereby loops are formed, said side bars being passed across the connecting bar of the next succeeding link.

In testimony \1 hereof I have signed my name to this specification in. the presence of two subscribing vti'tncsses.

BENEDICT GOODMAN.

Witnesses:

M. A. CowLns, FRANK P. MADIGAN. 

